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The Mix Group and ReelWorld are teaming up to create a first-of-its-kind imaging event. ReelMIX 2016 is a two-day event Sept. 28-29 in Miami. Participants will engage in hands-on imaging classes with producers from both companies. There will also be presentations by designers on trade software, plugins, and hardware, and debates about the current and future state of imaging and production.

(by MaryBeth Garber) With the average urban commuter spending 42 hours a year stuck in traffic jams, a recent commuter study by Edison Research provides insight into how Americans deal with their daily commute. Given AM/FM radio’s firm hold on its in-car audience, it’s easy to see why streaming services, such as Pandora, want to break AM/FM’s connection to its listeners — but they remain unsuccessful.

Our Friday story on Edison Research's latest in-car study caused quite a stir around the industry. What really hit everyone's hot button was how Pandora quickly flipped the data into a White Paper the company will show advertisers. Radio Ink was denied access to the full Edison study (they told us it was proprietary for clients) so the most specific detail we had was what Pandora pulled from the research to use in its White Paper presentation. But now we see more...

Radio executives were quick to react to Pandora's Friday white paper which quotes a recent Edison Research study that says consumers switch radio stations 22 times during their commutes. Of course, the automobile is extremely important to radio because it's where most listening is done. Cumulus/Westwood One CMO Pierre Bouvard was the first to strike back at Pandora in his latest blog. Bouvard says Pandora is clueless about listening in the car and barely anyone listens to them while driving.

It was less than two weeks ago many of you were part of a very lively discussion about how many commercials you should be playing on your radio station. We also debated just how successful an ad campaign could really be when a commercial is 6th or 7th in a long commercial pod. It appears Pandora has just been handed a wealth of data that contributes to the very real belief that you're playing way too many commercials.

The NAB says it will add additional security to the week-long convention that begins this Saturday in Las Vegas.

An 8K filed with the SEC by Saga, Friday, revealed the salary of Saga CEO Ed Christian to be $860,000. Saga is a public company. Every June the Saga compensation committee will decide on Christian's raise, which will not be less than 4%. Christian is also eligible for bonuses, he gets six weeks paid vacation and the company will pay to have his taxes done.

Change stations 22 times every time they commute, according to data from a new study called "Hacking The Commuter Code" from Edison Research. Edison did not detail why listeners change the station so many times but more detail into the research, provided by Pandora, would lead you to believe it could be the number of commercials you play (see previous story).

When programmatic buying was first announced about a year ago, it was mainly being done by advertisers via exchanges. An advertiser would speak to salespeople at an exchange and execute an order. Jelli's new platform, called SpotPlan, is cloud-based technology that gives advertisers and agencies the ability to buy radio advertising in real-time on a self-service, automated basis. In other words, rather than going through an exchange, buyers will now have a self-service portal.